tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2617087445194944529..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Quick HittersAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-9270430606838722072009-03-29T10:44:00.000-04:002009-03-29T10:44:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33440117550518765222008-10-03T02:20:00.000-04:002008-10-03T02:20:00.000-04:00I just happened upon your page here. Interesting. ...I just happened upon your page here. Interesting. I just received this and thought I'd pass this on. Perhaps others have a different perspective towards Freedom Now in the US. Such a shame other parts of the world refuse to progress "Hard Work Towards Humanity."<BR/>AVI--do appreciate the level of balance in your contributions.<BR/><BR/>Subject: To Kill an American<BR/><BR/>Written by an Australian Dentist.... and too good to delete.... <BR/><BR/>To Kill an American<BR/>You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually <BR/>a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, <BR/>an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American. <BR/><BR/>So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day <BR/>to let everyone know what an American is. So they would know <BR/>when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!) <BR/><BR/>'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, <BR/>Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, <BR/>Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian,<BR/>Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan. <BR/><BR/>An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, <BR/>Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known<BR/>as native Americans.<BR/><BR/>An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. <BR/>In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan.<BR/>The only difference is that in America they are free to worship <BR/>as each of them chooses. <BR/><BR/>An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he <BR/>will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs<BR/>claiming to speak for the government and for God. <BR/> <BR/>An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.<BR/> <BR/>The root of that prosperity can be found in the <BR/>Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right <BR/>of each person to the pursuit of happiness. <BR/> <BR/>An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about <BR/>every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking <BR/>a thing in return. <BR/><BR/>When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,<BR/>Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win <BR/>back their country! <BR/><BR/>As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than <BR/>any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, <BR/>the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least. <BR/><BR/>The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , <BR/>welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, <BR/>the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people <BR/>who built America.<BR/><BR/>Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of<BR/>September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. <BR/>It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least<BR/>30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those <BR/>that aided and abetted the terrorists. <BR/>So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. <BR/>So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other <BR/>blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just<BR/>be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people <BR/>from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit<BR/>of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-88058799360865945562008-10-01T22:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:08:00.000-04:00lelie. Akafred has known me thirty years, is in m...lelie. Akafred has known me thirty years, is in my weekly Bible study/small group, and is just being difficult.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-39417654740255347212008-10-01T19:07:00.000-04:002008-10-01T19:07:00.000-04:00Before I worked overseas, I viewed the US as the G...Before I worked overseas, I viewed the US as the Great Sinner regarding racial matters. Having a Southern grandmother who was against the Civil Rights Bill certainly influenced my point of view.<BR/><BR/>After four years overseas, I no longer viewed the US as the Great Sinner. Ex: I was invited to two houses in two different countries that featured prominent pictures of Hitler. <BR/><BR/>We are not perfect, but people in the US get along when their respective ancestors would have been at each others' throats.<BR/><BR/>I find it ironic that Europeans are so strong in their support for Obama, when an Obama would not have a snowflake's chance in hell of being elected President/Prime Minister in their own countries. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure that I would place us at the top of the list, but we sure as shooting are in the upper echelon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-48929895604457995642008-10-01T15:14:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:14:00.000-04:00About lying: I would love to have a machine that r...About lying: I would love to have a machine that really worked to detect lying. I can never tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-8193883921173034472008-10-01T15:11:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:11:00.000-04:00akafred, are you asking about proofs of racism in ...akafred, are you asking about proofs of racism in the US? <BR/>Here's what I know, which is anecdotal: When my beautiful baby boy married the nicest girl a week and half ago, the hundreds of people attending took no umbrage at my son being the first black person to join their extended family. Nearly all the new in-laws told me how much they admired my son.<BR/>Off-topic: When they got back from their honeymoon a few days ago, we went out to dinner and looked at photos, and then he rented a U-Haul and TOOK ALL HIS STUFF! We're rejoicing. Three more kid's stuff to go. One bought a condo last year and his stuff at our house doubled. AVI- you ought to do a column on where people's stuff lives. You know, how you're poor when you start out and live in basements (well, we did. our kids seem to think that's an unnecessary step) and you.... oh wait. We didn't have enough stuff starting to leave it anywhere. How did our kids end up with rooms of stuff? Left here, I mean.<BR/>Back to topic: Is there racism. Oh sure. But I've lived in Japan. I have Korean relatives. I've been in Africa and followed the news. Racism here, now, is nothing, save in small pockets here and there compared to the savage racism of Saudi Arabia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-65041217130102753902008-10-01T11:04:00.000-04:002008-10-01T11:04:00.000-04:00"I used to be a fascinating person."AVI, can you o..."I used to be a fascinating person."<BR/><BR/>AVI, can you offer us science types some proof? Just asking. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com